How to Get Fantasy Movies in the Theaters

All-animal casts. Sure, you lose something as far as dialogue, but when that husky swears the third oath or whatever, nobody in the audience will be silent.

Redwall Question

Why do rats gotta be the bad guys, huh? Just look at this picture of one. It looks so . . . ergh. Ugh. Never mind.

Sequel Series Corner

Q. I want to write a sequel series to a completed stories. How many years in-universe should I let pass?
A. Two hundred thousand.
Q. I sort of thought I would be bringing back some of the old characters.
A. As spirits possessing comic relief mascots who reveal their true nature at a moment of crisis.
Q. All of them?
A. One of them. The rest will be replaced by different people who look, talk, and act the same but have different names.
Q. The one holdover will get pretty lonely.
A. "X, you remind me of someone I used to know." Done!

On the Origin of Magical Species

Once upon a time, an ant lived in the fields, and so did a grasshopper. They were bugs and did nothing of moral significance.
"Is the real world nothing but disappointments?" asked the wizard Stfenlorvcwizus, who included wizards in the real world no matter what you think about it. "Is there nothing edifying in nature? I believed every grain of sand on the beach held a lesson to learn. Was I wrong? No, rather nature is wrong and in need of correction."
The wizard Stfenlorvcwizus withdrew to his workshop and prepared his enchantments. He studied in the morning, measured in the afternoon, and chanted all evening through the night. At last he achieved his desire. And that is why we have all these enchanted animals and trees that never shut up when you try to get anything done outdoors.
Finis

Stellar Elaboration

If your tough priest story involves spaceships, does that mean an entire spaceship has to wear an animal mascot costume? Yes.

Important Reminder

You should probably have your tough priest dress up as an animal mascot at some point. This is an essential aspect of storytelling.